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No evidence for Poland selling parts for Russia-bound Iranian drones, prosecutor’s office says
Est. 3minNo evidence has been found that Poland sold Iran pumps to equip military drones, the Polish prosecutor's office said, commenting on the ongoing investigation.
Polish MEP sues Poland to ECHR, accuses of torture
Est. 3minNew hard-right Polish MEP Mariusz Kamiński announced he would sue Poland to the European Parliament, saying he was tortured in jail after being sentenced for office abuse.
Poland’s Kopacz re-elected EU Parliament VP, scores second-highest
Est. 2minPolish MEP and ex-prime minister Ewa Kopacz of the ruling Civic Coalition (KO, EPP) was re-elected as one of the 14 vice presidents of the European Parliament, achieving the second-highest result among them.
NATO’s Stoltenberg opposes Poland shooting down missiles over Ukraine’s skies
Est. 3minNATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg opposed the idea that Poland could shoot down Russian missiles over Ukrainian regions close to the Polish border, as requested by Kyiv.
Polish opposition links Tusk to Trump assassination attempt
Est. 2minPolish politicians reacted to Saturday's attack on Donald Trump, with some opposition figures accusing the ruling coalition of fuelling political polarisation and linking Prime Minister Donald Tusk to the assassination attempt.
Four EU countries agree to co-develop long-range cruise missiles
Est. 3minPoland, Germany, France and Italy signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday to develop ground-launched cruise missiles with a range of more than 500 kilometres as they gathered on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington.
Polish far-right Confederation MEPs split, join separate far-right EU groups
Est. 2minUnable to agree on which new EU group to join, newly-elected MEPs from Poland's far-right Confederation (Konfederacja) party have decided to split, with some now joining the far-right Europe of Sovereign Nations group, while others are in talks to join Orban's newly-formed Patriots of Europe group.
Orlen CEO-turned-MEP testifies in visa scandal involving PiS officials
Est. 4minThe former CEO of Poland's state-owned petrol giant and newly-elected PiS MEP Daniel Obajtek will testify on Tuesday before the parliamentary committee investigating the visa scandal, in which former PiS officials are accused of fast-tracking visa applications for migrants in exchange for money when the party was in power.
Ukraine wants Poland to protect its skies near border
Est. 2minPolish air defences could protect the airspace over Ukraine's border regions, the deputy speaker of Ukraine's Supreme Council told her Polish counterpart in Vilnius on Saturday.
Poland’s PiS MEPs reject Orbán’s offer, pick Meloni
Est. 3minPoland's PiS MEPs have turned down an offer from Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to join his new Patriots of Europe group, deciding instead to accept Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's offer to remain in her hard-right European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR).
Poland scares Belarus with trade measures – media reports
Est. 4minBelarusian President Alexander Lukashenko has held close government meetings to discuss how to deal with the new in-depth checks on goods which Poland has introduced as a measure to slow down the flow of goods from Belarus, Polish media report.
Polish president slams Tusk for saying Poland will drop German reparations claims
Est. 4minPresident Andrzej Duda took aim at Prime Minister Donald Tusk for saying Poland had given up on war reparations claims against Germany launched by the previous conservative PiS government during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Warsaw on Tuesday.
Polish president sets up own council to go ahead with PiS’ flagship mega-airport plan
Est. 4minPolish President Andrzej Duda has set up his own council to push ahead with plans to build a new 'mega airport' in Poland, a flagship project of the former ruling PiS party to which Duda is said to still be loyal, following his falling out with Prime Minister Donald Tusk's government over the project.
Same-sex union law gives Poland’s Donald Tusk headaches
Est. 4minA draft bill prepared by the Left – part of the ruling coalition - introducing civil unions, including same-sex, in Poland has divided the ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, although the EU Court for Human Rights has obliged Warsaw to change the existing law.
ECR saved as PiS reaches compromise with Fratelli d’Italia: Polish media
Est. 4minPoland’s conservative PiS party has reached an agreement with Giorgia Meloni's Fratelli d'Italia (FdI) about the division of key posts within their EU political family, the European Conservatives and Reformists Group (ECR), Polish Press Agency (PAP) reported on Thursday (27 June).
Poland aims to revise EU green policies during Council presidency
Est. 4minThe Polish government may use its position at the helm of the EU Council presidency in the first half of 2025 to revise some key green EU policies, including the ETS2 system, according to Polish media reports.
Poland mulls closing border with Belarus, minister says
Est. 3minPoland is not ruling out closing its two remaining border crossings with Belarus to counter the hybrid activities of Alexander Lukashenko's regime, Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski has said.
Formation of new far-right EU group unlikely, says Polish MEP
Est. 4minDespite the desire and efforts of Germany's far-right party AfD and some other parties, it is unlikely that a new far-right group will emerge in the European Parliament, argues Polish far-right Confederation MEP Anna Bryłka.
The Left fell prey to its own success, Polish experts say
Est. 3minThe Left in Europe has fallen prey to its own success, particularly with the results of the EU elections in Poland, social studies professor Andrzej Rychard of the Polish Academy of Sciences told Euractiv Poland.
Weber caves under Polish pressure, accepts nominee for EPP vice-head
Est. 3minUnder pressure from Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk's Civic Platform party, EPP President Manfred Weber approved the nomination of Polish MEP Andrzej Halicki as EPP vice-president despite having previously opposed it on the grounds of gender parity.
Three Poles convicted of participating in killing Dutch journalist
Est. 4minThree Polish men were sentenced to up to 28 years in prison by an Amsterdam court on Wednesday for their role in the murder of Dutch crime journalist Peter de Vries.
Poland pays tribute to soldier killed in border attack
Est. 3minSirens blared across Poland during the funeral of a soldier who died last week after being stabbed by a migrant at the border with Belarus - serving as another example of hybrid activities taking place all across NATO, according to Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
Polish ‘bad boys’ to join new EU house
Est. 5minBetween an oil tycoon embroiled in a visa-selling scandal, an anti-Semitic firefighter and former ministers convicted of abuse of power, the conservative PiS (ECR) party, which came a close second to Prime Minister Donald Tusk's Civic Coalition, is set to bring some controversial faces to the new EU Parliament.
Tusk wins as PiS opposition trails close behind
Est. 3minPrime Minister Donald Tusk’s Civic Coalition (KO, EPP) scored 37.4% in the European elections in Poland on Sunday the vote, with Law & Justice (PiS, ECR) trailing close behind with 35.7%, meaning both are expected to send 20 MEPs to Brussels.